# Incident 20020628019119I: Lear 31A, Richmond, VA, June 28, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2002, 13:05 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FLHA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521CH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 45 (registry code 5170805, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 31A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020628019119I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM TENNESSEE TO FLORIDA WHEN AT 45,000 FEET A GRADUAL LOSS OF PRESSURE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND OXYGEN MASKS DROPPED FROM THE UPPER CABIN. THE PILOT WENT TO MANUAL PRESS AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT RIC WITH NO INJURIES OR OTHER PROBLEMS. THE LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TROUBLESHOT ENTIRE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AND ALL CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN TO A LEAR SERVICE CENTER FOR ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTINGS. END OF STATEMENT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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